In 2764 the Lola III-class destroyer SLS Surveillante was the flagship of the Silent Specters, the 59th Reconnaissance Squadron, one of the squadrons within the Star League Defense ForceFifth Fleet. The Surveillante was the flagship of the squadron commander, Vice AdmiralSeverin Littlejohn, and like the other ships within the 59th, most commonly operated as part of a three-ship group scouting uninhabited systems.[1]